#ronance analysis

Scene is on the roof of WSQK, it’s 18 months since everything happened, they’re all living somewhere else now. Steve talks about buying a house and being able to afford it soon, how he teaches sex ed aswell as little league. Nancy jokes about how he goes easy on their grades, giving As and Bs, Jonathan jokes he should come teach at his college, NYU. They poke fun at Jonathan’s anti capitalist movie. Then this happens.

Robin: What about you Nance? How are the babes at Emerson?

The implication here is obvious, the babes? It also feels like teasing, as if Robin knows fine well there are no “babes” because Nancy and her have a secret thing going on right now. Look at Nancys reaction when Robin says this:

Also interesting to note Jonathan’s reaction when Robin asks this.

Nancy: I wouldn’t know…I dropped out

Now look at Steve and Jonathan’s reaction:

Now look at Robins:

Robin: I knew it, you became a Navy Seal

This is very intentional, it feels like Robin already knew this and was teasing Nancy into revealing it to the guys. She doesn’t act surprised at all like Steve and Jonathan

Nancy: I took a job at The Herald…which…it sounds fancier like that…it’s a trainee position

Robin looks so proud of her girlfriend.

Tell me that isn’t the look of love right there Robin is giving Nancy. This is giving us small hints that Nancy and Robin have more going on we don’t know about. I also believe Nancys hair and wardrobe were a purposeful choice.

I believe Nancy and Robin are secretly dating and Nancy discovered herself (bisexual). They visit each other every weekend (Robin goes to her, Nancy goes to her the next etc). And talk on the phone for hours (Robin goes on and on but Nancy loves it).

Robin what is your hand doing here btw? 👀

So, in conclusion since the Duffer Brothers enjoy so much happening off screen, I’m guessing Nancy and Robin happened off screen! 🥰

EDIT: to add this extra tease I almost forgot!

Robin: Nancy Wheeler, still full of surprises 🥰

Sorry these aren’t really high quality gifs, you may need to turn up brightness, they were in the background so camera wasn’t focused on them a ton so they’re kinda blurry

Robin hugging/protecting max :)

Robin plugging her ears because of all the screaming (sensory overload/autistic Robin) Nancy looks like a protective gf/mother here

Nancy holding her arm out signaling Robin and Max to come closer, to which they do :)

I’m going to start this off by saying this is for fun and if you don’t want to read character analysis or about Nancy/Robin then click off. This should be obvious but just a little disclaimer. I decided to do this because I see scene analysis all over this fandom but rarely do I see it for Nancy/Robin and personally I think there’s a lot in canon to support Robin liking Nancy, and Nancy having feelings in return. I personally believe Nancy is bisexual (this I will make its own post!)..

Nancy does need sometime of her own, so much crazy stuff has happened that she just wants to keep atleast something the same. In this case, that’s Jonathan. She knows it’s probably best they break up, and so does he, but they’re both scared of what that means and afraid to add any more dread to their crazy lives.

So yes, Nancy needs time to reflect and be independent and truly find herself, however people often forget the exact dynamic Robin and Nancy have.

Robin and Nancy don’t rely on eachother, they are both strong, independent, intelligent women. When they paired up throughout season 4, it was always helping eachother, backing, and empowering one another.

There was never dragging the other down once they knew how the other worked and their strengths. They quickly realized working together allows them to join their strengths to become a power duo.

The comparison between jancy and ronance as detective duos is quite clear. Nancy is constantly having to fill Jonathan in or he’s doubting her ideas or plans. Robin is adding to Nancy’s ideas and sometimes a step ahead.

If Robin and Nancy were to be together, it’s not to be the same as her past relationships. Nancy isn’t going to be trapped in an expectation, she’s still going to be independent, learning, and not have to worry about doing what she desires because she thinks it might affect her partner, she’s not going to be doubted in anyway, they will be stronger together. Not hold eachother down.

Nancy needs to be free. But that doesn’t mean she has to be single. It’s seemed that way because she’s felt trapped in her relationships throughout the show, but ronances dynamic is different. That’s what makes them stand out so much.

Robin sets a side of Nancy free, and that was hard for Nancy because she just try’s to make sure that everything is “perfect” but Robin knows it isn’t, and she’s patient to let Nancy open up and share her thoughts and ideas, she wants Nancy to lead her own life, to do things when and how she wants to.

It’s apart of what she liked about Tammy Thompson, “she has dreams!” Is what she had told Steve when he had mocked Tammy’s career choice.

Nancy has dreams too. She’s determined, focused, and dedicated.

While Steve doesn’t appear to be very aware of this given his ideal for their future to be 6 kids and stereotypical life, Jonathan is aware of this, and it’s exactly why he wants to break up.

He said it himself, Nancy would rather give up her dreams to be with Jonathan, than to live them out and he can’t be what she needs to follow those dreams. Nancy is is dedicated to her dreams but also the ones she loves. She puts them above everything else, constantly risking her life to save others.

Nancy’s relationships have trapped her, but a relationship doesn’t have to be a cage, it can be the key to escape one. To break free. From Hawkins, from their fears, from societal expectations.

“Screw that”

I think this is such an important parallel because it’s really a moment that defines nancys character more, defined her beliefs, and what she wants in life. And then if we add in how Robin was standing up for Nancy against misogyny compared to Jonathan last season who invalidtaed her feelings and told her just to give it time. Robin didn’t waste any time, Robin stood up for themselves, and would support Nancy in doing the same.

It’s just a blog for ronance, Nancy, and Robin!!analysis, headcanons, ronance analysis reblogs, fun random pictures, fanfic ideas or mini stories, basically everything Nancy and Robin!!!